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No. 464,910. Patented Dec. 8, 1891.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

BENJAMIN BECK, OF ELKO, MISSOURI.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 464,910, dated December8, 1891.

Application filed April 2, 1891. erial No- 387,409. (No model.)

To all whom it mayconccrn:

Be it known thatI, BENJAMINBEOK, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Elko, in the county of Putnam and State ofMissouri, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Axes; andI do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make anduse the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to improvements in axes.

The object of the invention is to provide an ax with a comparativelythin blade, having beveled cutting-edges, and in the rear of the eye ofthe ax with a projection which will give to the ax the same weight inthe rear of the eye that the blade or that portion in front of the eyehas, said projecting portion being located on the upper part of the pollor head of the ax.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, Figure1 is a side view showing an ax constructed in accordance with myinvention. Fig. 2 is a plan view.

A refers to the ax, which is provided with the usual eye B, in which thehandle is secured in the usual manner. The head of the an is made solidand is provided with an integral projecting portion 0, which extendsabove and in the rear of the eye. The blade of the ax is tapered from apoint a little in 7 front of the eye, from which the blade is of auniform thickness, the end forming the bit being beveled to provide thecutting-edge. By this construction as the bit is Worn away or ground itdoes not become thickened. The poll or head is provided with anupwardly-projectin g portion 0, which is located above the upper edge ofthe ax and in the rear of the eye. This projecting portioncounterbalances the blade by providing an equal amount of weight on eachside of the eye, so as to counterbalance the depending portion of theblade. In practice this construction of blade provides an ax which whenin use imparts but little or no jar to the users hands.

The improvement hereinbefore described may be applied to axeshavingdouble bits.

' Having thus described my invention, What I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

As an improved article of manufacture, an ax, the poll or head having anupwardly-extending portion located in the rear of the eye of the ax andprojecting above the upper portion of said eye and upper edge of theblade, said poll or head being of approximately the same Weight as theblade or portion of the ax in front of the eye thereof, substantially asshown.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

BENJAMIN BECK.

Witnesses:

JAMES B. HARPER, LEE T. ROBIsON.

